Black folklore, diverse puppets to add to cultural event

7:44 AM,
Apr. 1, 2013

James Miller/The Marion Star Ethan Austin (left), Joseph Harrison and Maryjo Harrison use puppets to portray Spiderman, Christian Guy and Superman during a rehearsal on Tuesday, March 27, 2013. The kids will use a variety of puppets to perform at A Taste of Culture, the Ohio State Univeristy at Marion's annual International Festival to be held on April 4, 2013 at the Alber Student Center.

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Kurt Moore
The Marion Star

It's not a title she takes lightly. Eady, co-founder of the Cleveland Association of Black Storytellers Inc., tells stories sprinkled with the history of her people. It's her job to help preserve that history so people remember from where they came.

Eady will be among storytellers of sorts gathered Thursday for Ohio State University at Marion's sixth annual A Taste of Culture international festival. The festival, scheduled for 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. in the Alber Student Center, features music, dance, arts and crafts, and food vendors from around the ...